ANS-014 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT-NA - Jan 14, 2024
In this edition: * ARISS Announces NASA Astronaut Tony England WØORE as Speaker for 40th Anniversary Celebration * AMSAT Seeks Volunteers to Assist with AMSAT Booth at 2024 HamCation in Orlando Florida * Vulcan Centaur Triumphs in Maiden Voyage, Per...
ARRL Kids Day a Success in Nebraska
ARRL - Jan 12, 2024
The Bellevue Amateur Radio Club and the Science Club at Yates Illuminates teamed up to offer the youth in Omaha, Nebraska, with an opportunity to get on the air for ARRL Kids Day.The event occurred on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Yates Illuminates, ...
2024 Orlando HamCation Awards
ARRL - Jan 12, 2024
The HamCation® Awards committee has announced the 2024 Orlando HamCation recipients of the Carole Perry Educator of the Year and the Gordon West Ambassador of the Year awards. Both awards will be presented at the 2024 Orlando HamCation, which is hos...
RSGB NRC Coordinator interviewed by Practical Wireless
RSGB - Jan 12, 2024
RSGB National Radio Centre Coordinator Martyn Baker, G0GMB is a name many will know from visits to the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park. Others will know him from contacts they may have made with him on the radio over the many years that ...
M0PLA achieves Mountain Goat award
RSGB - Jan 12, 2024
Paul Athersmith, M0PLA of Telford, Shropshire, has achieved the coveted Mountain Goat award for gaining 1,000 activator points in the Summits on the Air scheme. Paul completed his mission on the summit of Pole Bank, on the Long Mynd in Shropshire. Th...
The K7RA Solar Update
ARRL - Jan 12, 2024
Eight new sunspot groups emerged over this reporting week, January4-10.Four new sunspot groups appeared on January 5, another two onJanuary 7 and two more on January 9.Average daily sunspot numbers rose from 63.4 to 146.1, and averagedaily solar flux...
RSGB video recap of Ofcom consultation results
RSGB - Jan 12, 2024
Following Ofcom’s consultation on the amateur radio licence last year, it released a statement in December 2023. The statement outlined its decision to update the amateur radio licensing framework to ensure the policies and licences meet the ne...
Tonight@8 on 15 Jan – WRTC update
RSGB - Jan 12, 2024
On Monday 15 January 2024, join the RSGB’s first Tonight @ 8 live webinar of 2024. Led by Chairman and Project Manager Mark Haynes, M0DXR, the WRTC 2026 team will be presenting and answering questions live on the RSGB YouTube channel and BATC ...
RSGB election nominations deadline – 31 January
RSGB - Jan 12, 2024
The deadline for nominations in the RSGB elections is Wednesday 31 January. You still have time to stand for the one Elected Board Director vacancy or for one of the eight Regional Representative vacancies. Do you want to support your local radio ama...
ARRL Responds to FCC Proposals
ARRL - Jan 11, 2024
ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® responded to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) request for comments on removing the symbol (baud) rate restrictions that apply to data communications on the LF bands and the VHF and UH...
IARUMS R1 Newsletter December 2023
International Amateur Radio Union - Region 1 - Jan 11, 2024
The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter December 2023 is now available.Click on the link to read it! New feature! From this issue of the IARU Monitoring System Region 1 Newsletter onwards, when the necessary conditions are met, some videos about the ...
“Marty on the Mountain” Engstrom, N1ARY (SK)
ARRL - Jan 10, 2024
Avid radio amateur, Marty Engstrom, N1ARY, of Fryeburg, Maine, has become a Silent Key. He died on January 4, 2024. Generations of New England television viewers may know him as Marty on the Mountain from his weather reports on camera for WMTW-TV fr...
Website services scheduled downtime
RSGB - Jan 08, 2024
UPDATE 13.00 10/01/2024 The scheduled works have now completed and the RSGB websites are back in normal operation. On Wednesday, 10 January 2024 a third-party service provider is replacing essential infrastructure This will cause interruption and dow...
ANS-007 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for January 7, 2024
AMSAT-NA - Jan 07, 2024
AMSAT News Service ANS-007 January 7, 2024 In this edition: Welcome to the New Look AMSAT News Service 2024 President’s Club Coins Now Available W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day Summary VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing as of January 1, 2...
ARRL Kids Day in on January 6!
ARRL - Jan 05, 2024
Twice a year, ARRL offers an event designed to promote amateur radio to youth. On ARRL Kids Day, which will be held this year on January 6, 2024, you can share the excitement with your own kids, grandkids, a Scout troop, a church, or the general publ...